Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3385, James Gattis, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6.
Gattis, James.
S. 3385
Robin Peas
banded
CONTENTS

Rev. May
3385
INVALID.
File No. 9385
James Gatti's Pitt. N.E. line
Act: June 7 th 1833
Index:—Vol. A , Page 136
[Arrangement of 1870.]

26538 West Tennessee
James Gattis of Lincoln Co in the State of Tennessee who was a prof d in the com d commanded by Captain Allen of the reg t commanded by in the Kentucky line for 1 mo th 1st of Cavalry 15 days prof Infantry
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars 83 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of March 1834 and Davis Eastland Fayetteville
Arrears to the 4th of March 92.50 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept r 15.41 $107.91
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 50

State of Tennessee Lincoln County } On the 23 rd day of January 1834 personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of said County now sitting, James Gatlin, a resident of said county & state, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
I was born in the state of Pennsylvania, but do not recollect in what county, as my father moved from there to Orange County North Carolina when I was about four years old. I have no record of my age, but according to information my best recollection I was born about the 27 th November 1759. - I was living in Orange County North Carolina when I entered the service of the United States - I volunteered in Captain Allen's Company of Cavalry for a three months tour - we marched up into Randolph County & were engaged in scouting parties against the Tories in that quarter, and also in pro- curing baggage waggons, for the use of the troops that were marching from the North towards South Carolina. The exact time of my entering the service I cannot recollect, but I think it was about the month of May in the year 1779. or 1780. after we had procured the baggage waggons, we took them to Kingston N.C. where the troops then were - we then went home, having been out about two months, & there being no particular call for our services we staid at home, perhaps for two or three weeks, subject to be called on by our Captain at a moment's warning.

At the end of that time we were called on by our Captain, & were engaged in scouting against the Tories, until we had made up the time of our three months tour -
About the first of October 1780, a few weeks after Gates defeat, I became a substitute for a man whose name I now forget, in the company of Cavalry commanded by Capt. Mark Patterson. Lieut. Powell, Riggans, Ensign - Matthews - we marched through Chatham & Anson counties & went down over the South Carolina line on the Pedee river - we were accompanied in our march by a company under command of Capt. Grifson, one under Lieut. Taylor, & one under Capt. Douglass. & also one company from Wake county. (the Capt. not recollected) and all under the command of Major McCalla (I think was his name) when we arrived on the Pedee, we were placed under the command of a col. whose name was Rinyon or Kenyon or some such name) we were principally engaged in in marching down on the North side of the Pedee, in searching & scouring the swamps & pursuing the bodies of Tories who were infesting that part of the country - we went on till we came within 30 or 40 miles of George- town, when the time for which the companies had been raised having expired, we were discharged by companies went home - I was in service this tour for two months - About the first of May 1781 I volunteered in a company of Cavalry under Capt. William Douglass, for a two months tour , - we accompanied by a company from Wake county, under

Capt Hunter, an from Caswell county under Capt Bledsoe (I think) an from Chatham County, Capt. Raper (or Ropman) - these different companies met near the rocky river in Chatham County & were placed under command of Col. Dudy. - we were engaged in marching through the four counties above mentioned after the Tories, until the time for which I volunteered expired - we were then discharged & went home. - a week or two after this last tour, a body of Tories supposed to be about three hundred, came suddenly took Hillsborough our county seat. - after they had remained two or three days they left Hillsboro, for fear of Genl. Butler who was marching upon them. as soon as I heard of the approach of Genl. Butler I went & joined him & we pursued the Tories about sixty miles. After I had been with Genl. Butler about two weeks , he gave all those who had joined him for the purpose of pursuing them to leave to go home - a few weeks afterward another body of Tories committed several robberies in our county. when Col. Oneal & Maj. McCalla raised a com- pany of volunteers for the protection of our citizens - I joined the company & we marched about in different parts of Orange County & into Chatham. - but the Tories immediately dispersed & we were dismissed in about ten days . I never received a written discharge from service I continued to live Orange county until about eight years since when I came to this county where I have live ever since. - I found a refer- for my character for veracity & revolutionary services to the Rev. John Coapland & Drury M. Connally & Robert Eroan I have no documentary evidence, nor do I know any person who has testimony I can conveniently procure to my service -

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid — F. L. Kincannon Clerk
James Gattis
We, John Copeland a Clergyman residing in Lincoln County, Tennessee and Robert Ervin and Drury M. Connally residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Gattis who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
F. L. Kincannon Clerk
John Copeland Robert Ervin Drury M. Connally
Miss Estelle Maryellen
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Copeland who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said county of Lincoln & that Robert Ervin and Drury M. Connally who also have signed the same, are residents in said county and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
John, Samson Oliver W. Wilson
I Francis L. Kincannon clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of Court in the matter of the application of James Gattis for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and my seal of office this 23 rd January 1834.
F. L. Kincannon Clerk